Questions to the Rise & Rise of UGC

What is meant by the term ‘citizen journalist’?
It is news that is generated from ordinary people
What was one of the first examples of news being generated by ‘ordinary people’?
1991 "What started the LA Riots" -> Rodney King getting beaten up by police
List some of the formats for participation that are now offered by news organisations.
Chat rooms , Message boards, Blogs with comments enabled, Q &A
What is one of the main differences between professionally shot footage and that taken first-hand (UGC)?
UGC= raw, grainy low footage quality in comparison to clearer footage and from different angles
What is a gatekeeper?
They decide what is/isnt published/broadcasted to audiences
How has the role of a gatekeeper changed?
Yes as groups that had little self- representation, low income, minority groups now also have a voice through citizen journalism, blogosphere and other internet forms.
What is one of the primary concerns held by journalists over the rise of UGC?
If the media is left to the people and unmediated, there is a fear of it being handed over to fools/ people unexperianced , defamatory or even racist people

Find and watch a YouTube citizen journalism clip for each of the examples listed in the article (the Rodney King beating,the Asian Tsunami,the 7/7 bombings, the Virginia Tech shootings, the Mumbai bombings, the Hudson River plane crash) and embed them on your blog